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| Introduction Meaning and Reform | |
| Importance of Reform | |
| Plan of the Book | |
| Setting the Stage Prior Reform Initiatives | |
| Republicans Confront Democratic Rule | |
| The House Bank and Public Disapproval of Congress | |
| Damage Control | |
| Organizational Rationales | |
| Reform and the Democratic Majority Reform Areas | |
| The House Democratic Caucus | |
| The Joint Committee | |
| Reform Issues | |
| Additional Problems | |
| Decision Making | |
| Taking Charge of the House Leadership Prerogatives | |
| Advantages of a Powerful Speaker | |
| Empowering the Speaker | |
| The Committee System | |
| The Jurisdiction Minefield | |
| The Floor Deliberations and Scheduling | |
| Other Reform Areas | |
| Organizational Rationales | |
| Reform and the Republican Majority Leaders and Followers | |
| Committee Developments | |
| Floor Deliberations and Scheduling | |
| Other Reform Areas | |
| Congressional Resources and Interbranch Prerogatives | |
| Senate Changes | |
| Organizational Rationales | |
| Conclusions Reform and Congressional Organization | |
| Prospects | |
| Congressional Integrity | |
| Policy-Driven Reforms | |
| Congressional Resources and Interbranch Prerogatives | |
| Reform and Deliberation | |
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